Rienz River Path – Lake Valdaora loop from Welsberg-Gsies - Monguelfo-Valle di Casies

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Italy

South Tyrol

Welsberg-Taisten - Monguelfo-Tesido

Rienz River Path – Lake Valdaora loop from Welsberg-Gsies - Monguelfo-Valle di Casies

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Rienz River Path – Lake Valdaora loop from Welsberg-Gsies - Monguelfo-Valle di Casies

04:21

69.9km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

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Biotop Rienzau-Welsberg

Biotop Stockweiher

Biotop Picklaue

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.03 km

Rienz River Path

Highlight • River

It is absolutely impressive how the wild river, which rises at the foot of the Three Peaks, rushes through the valley here.

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4.45 km

View of Lake in the Dolomites

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Great views? Where to?

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4.87 km

Lake Valdaora

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The Olang Reservoir (also Welsberger Reservoir, Welsberger Lake or Olanger Lake, Italian Lago di Valdaora) is located in the upper Puster Valley in South Tyrol. It dams the Rienz River …

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5.27 km

View of the Olangersee

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From the height of the dam you have a beautiful view of the lake.

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13.8 km

Biotop Rienzau - Biotopo Ontaneto della Rienza

Nature Reserve

15.0 km

Former Railway Trail with Wooden Bridge and Tunnels

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Former railway line with only a slight incline, beautiful wooden bridge and illuminated tunnels 👌🤠🤩🤩🤩

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18.5 km

Bruneck Old Town

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Bruneck is worth a detour, beautiful city center with a nice shopping street.

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25.0 km

Along the Aurino River

Highlight • River

Quiet path along the Ahr, which forms a loop here. A little further north is a rest area on the shore.

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25.7 km

Biotop Pirchermoos

Nature Reserve

54.2 km

Bruneck Cycle Tunnel

Highlight • Cycleway

From Bruneck city center on Graben, we head east along the southern embankment of the Rienz. The route soon leads past the sports facilities through the forest, after a tunnel …

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69.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.0 km

19.9 km

10.1 km

4.70 km

172 m

Surfaces

46.9 km

13.8 km

6.18 km

1.94 km

665 m

401 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

August 14, 2023,Da Campo Tures a, Dobbiaco

Another unique and unforgettable experience.
Very dynamic route, sometimes uphill, others downhill, there was very little level ground, but not at all difficult.
Fully signposted, you can go wrong just because you are distracted by the wonderful panorama.

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September 13, 2022,Dolomiten heute von Olang nach Sand in Taufers 🚴‍♀️🚴🥰🌞

Today we were on the way from the hotel in Olang to Campo Tures 🏔 great bike paths, partly on old railway lines through tunnels and shady forests.
It was great again 😍

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June 27, 2025,Von Olang über Bruneck ins Ahrntal bis Sands und zurück

From Olang to Bruneck, a great descent. We cycled along the Ahrntal cycle path to Sands. We took a short walk to the first waterfall and then returned to Bruneck. From there, we took the train back to Olang. Tickets for the bikes cost €7. The ride was free for us with the guest card.

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September 11, 2025,🇮🇹 Dolomiten - Ahrntal

At the end of the valley, God isn't waiting for you, but the 800-year-old Taufers Castle is. It served as the inspiration for Roman Polanski's film "Dance of the Vampires."

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September 11, 2025,Von Mittel-Olang über Bruneck nach St. Lorenzen, weiter zu den Reinbach-Fällen und über Umleitung zurück....

After taking the train to Bruneck in bad weather yesterday – which included a visit to the Messner Mountain Museum – we were treated to bright sunshine again today. We took the high-altitude trail to Bruneck, then continued to St. Lorenzen, and from there we decided to continue to the Reinbach Falls. It took a while to get to this …

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